Owners of cars and especially performance cars should be checking their car tyres more regularly, due to the fact that they can pose an accident risk if a car tyre is defective.

Tyresafe, an organization who promote tyre safety, carried out a survey over a two month period and the results were pretty shocking - 30% of tyres removed from performance cars were defective, a figure which is three times the national average of 12%.

Part of the reason why performance cars are more likely to have defective tyres is because the wheel arches tend to be larger than your average car, making it more difficult and awkward to check the tread of the tyre.

Topgear offer a wide range of car tyres and alloy wheels with a fitting service available at most of the depots.

Remember, if you are driving around with defective tyres, you can face a £2500 fine and three penalty points on your license.

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